Tuesday, April 22, 2025

new from above/ground press: INVENTORY, by Brook Houglum

INVENTORY
Brook Houglum
$5

CITY OF INVERTED CONTAINERS


hummingbird feeder; vitamin D

Vitamix; Cuisinart; Instant Pot

toaster oven; salt, pepper

loose leaf, strainer; sheet music

parrot piñata head; pop cans

candles; pencils; whistles

shelf-stable milk & soup cartons

condiments; Lego mini figures

fish tank with pink rocks and hollow

plastic log; box of shakers &

tambourines; box of balloons &

wrapping paper; water bottles

rubber bands; cotton/acrylic/polyester

/wool folded clothing; leather &

plastic & rubber shoes; tiny working

replicas of Hungry Hungry Hippo

& Operation; incense; framed photos

boxes of screwdrivers/nails/screws

baskets of dice/beads/playing cards

paperweight; calculator; globe

night-vision goggles; binoculars

containers of toothpaste/deodorant/

gel/floss/shampoo/sunblock

sunglasses; nail clippers; hair ties

batteries; scissors; flashlights

boxes of tissue; boxes of garbage sacks

laundry soap; lemons; apples

chargers; keys; hooks; bins

brackets screwed to the walls   

 

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
April 2025
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Brook Houglum published the chapbook Anthronoise with above/ground press in 2024. She teaches at Capilano University and lives in Vancouver on unceded Skwxwú7mesh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ lands.

To order, send cheques (add $2 for postage; in US, add $3; outside North America, add $7) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9. E-transfer or PayPal at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

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